Breeding farms, slaughterhouses test negative for banned substance

HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s veterinary department has not found any trace of the banned substance salbutamol in samples collected from animal breeding farms and slaughterhouses during inspection in February.

The department had collected 143 urine samples from concentrated slaughterhouses in Thanh Trì, Chương Mỹ, Thanh Oai and Thường Tín districts as well as from some of the small facilities in other districts with help from concerned agencies, Nguyễn Ngọc Sơn, the department’s deputy head, said.